Module 2

Technical writing skills

Technical writing is writing that enables users to solve technical and technological issues and a
good skill simplifies everything and makes customers satisfied.
Technical writing helps users of the technological products on how to make use of them for
example the instructions on tooth paste helps users on how to apply the product.
Technical writing requires pure accuracy as poor writing may affect an organisation or even call
for a legal action.
This form of writing equips learners with the skills of high degree analysis and decision making.

Module 3
Electronic correspondence

This requires one to find the most appropriate message that can attract the attention of the
audience. One need to write as though they were with their audience.
When exposing a piece of writing to the public, one needs to ensure that the message is clear,
vocabulary is precise and grammar is strong and such a writing would impact the audience.

Module 4
Professional writing skills

The purpose for this is to reach information to the audience within a work place context and
the function for this kind of writing depends on the purpose of writing.
This kind of writing includes emails and a formal one is needed when writing for professional
purposes.

Module 5
Writing in workplace situations
The ability for one to write well becomes an opportunity for one to stay long at the workplace
because employers evaluate such standards which are no common to all.
This kind of writing entails writing advertisements for products.

Module 6
Report writing skills
A well written report should explain the events to someone who was absent at the time they
happened.
Report writing takes a variety of forms including short reports, academic reports and therefore
a format is selected depending on the audience one is reporting to.

Module 7
Writing proposals for Grants
Before one starts to write a proposal, they need to first locate funders who are ready to invest
in projects.
It is paramount to first ask if an organisation can fund a project and this can only be through a
letter of inquiry.
One needs to be able to commit their time, energy and other resources needed for the grant-
writing process before writing one.

Module 8
Academic reports
The skill of writing academic reports equips students with the ability to present their ideas,
which skill is a pre-requisite in all areas of employment.
Academic reports need to inform, explain, and persuade by using well organized research.

Module 9
Verbal and Non-verbal Communication Skills
The ability to give a clear and good presentation to a public audience is a skill highly valued by
employers, regardless of the field of employment.
One needs to first analyse their speech before giving it to the public since the public listens to a
speaker as much as to the words that they utter out.

Module 10
Intercultural Communication Skills
One needs to have the ability to communicate in the intercultural world since we encounter
various cultures in all spheres of life.

People from different cultures can communicate effectively only if they have the intercultural
communication skills and the society would be raised in standard and development.
Module 11
Work place Etiquettes and Moral Principles
The rule of etiquettes and moral principles are so paramount in the workplace and breaking
such rules may lead to embarrassment in public.
If one continuously ignores the rules of etiquette and morale principles at work, employers will
tend to be reluctant to award promotions to such a person.